SoftBank and OpenAI are moving into cyber defence. The two said on Tuesday they are launching “Patching as a Service,” a security product built on OpenAI’s technology, to shield the companies behind Japan’s critical infrastructure from a rising wave of cyberattacks. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son framed the threat in stark terms, calling Japan’s exposure “a […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
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